The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-05-20
GEN. JAMES A. GARFIELD.
dwelling of the Magnificent Statue in the Nation.
al Capital by the Army Of the Cumberland,

be present, but sent letter of regret TO the
! society. The administration Of President
! Garfield appeared in the person OF Wayne
| Mac Ncagh, his attorney general, and MIR.
! Window, his secretary Of the treasury.
| The present administration was represent
, ed by the president and the members Of the
! Cabi Ct Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. FOlsOm
/ in mourning dress, were present. and the
most prominent persons in the social
| world who still remain here were there
Promptly at l o clock Gen. Baird, chief
! marshal OF the parade, gave the signal for
| marching and the procession started. A
| platoon OF mounted police led the way.
/ followed by Gen. Baird and his aidcs who
preceded ~ carriage in which were seated
/ Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Rose
Grams, three Of the four living command
cTs Of the Army of the Cumberland,
Gen. Buell., the remaining commander,
being unable to be present.
They were soon followed by President
CIevcIaud escorted by Glen. Anderson and
Secretary and Mrs Fairchild, Col! and Mrs.
Lamont, Postmaster General Villas and
Secretary Lamar. Mrs. Cleveland came
accompanied by Mrs. Folsom, Miss Buyard
and Miss Welsh, just after l o'clock, and
took herSent beside the president 5 chair
EN-Sccrrtary Window and eX-AttOruey
General McNcagh, of President GurlirId's
cabinet, were among the guests present.
The N Urnc band surrounding the emonu-
mcnts,ruck up Hail to the Chief, and amid
the clapping OF hands the American flag en-
voIopng the statue was dropped and the
brouze image stood exposed to the rays OF
the midday sun.
The statue, which is bronze, is a de.
sign, of the sculptor, }. Q. A. Ward who al
so designed the equestrian statue of Gen.
Thomas in Washington. 1t is ten feet SIX
inches in height and represents Garfield
facing the west in the act OF delivering an
address with his right hand resting on a
column and . manuscript h='G IL nis ir7t.
Recumbent ideal figures at each corner OF
the triangular pedestal represent the stu
dent, the warrior and the Statesman, typI.
flying the three epochs in Gen. Garfields
career. Bronze tablets above the figures
bear a globe, u trumUet and sword and a
laurel wreath enclosing the scales OF ius-
tice.
Gen. Sheridan then introduced the orator
OF the day, Gen. j. Warren Keller, who, on
part OF the monument committee, deliver
ed an address transferring the statue to
Gen. Sheridan.
Gen. Sheridan, in behalf OF the society,
then transferred the statue v president |
Cleveland in the following words:
Mr.. President: This statue which has |
been unveiled in your presence was erected
by the comrades Of Gen. Garfield belonging
to the army OF the Cumberland. Theyrec-
Ognized his merit as Il soldier, and they
wished to pay some testimony to the merit |
and to his worth as a man. | have the |
honor, sir, in behalf OF the Society of the |
Army OF the Cumberland to ask you, as
the representative OF the American people, |
to accept thestatue from their hands as it |
was giten to me.
President Cleveland, who arose as Gen. |
Sheridan began speaking, replied:
Fellow Citizens: III performance OF the |
duty assigned to me on this occasion, | |
hereby accept, on behalf Of the people OF
the United States, this complete and beau
tifui statue. Amid the Interchange otfrater- |
nal greetings between the survivors Of the |
Army OF the Cumberland and their former
foes upon the battle field, and while the |
Union general and the peoples president !
awaited burial, the common grief OF the |
magnanimous survivors and mourning cit |
izens found expression in the determine !
tion to erect this tribute to American |
greatness, and thus to-day in it's |
symmetry and beauty il presents a sign OF !
animosities forgotten, an emblem of a broth |
erhocd redeemed, and a token OF a nation |
restored. Monuments and statues multiply |
throughout the land fttingly illustrative |
OF the love and affection OF our grateful |
people, and commemorating brave and |
patriotic sacrifices in war, fame in peaceful |
pursuits, or honor in public station But |
from this day forth, there shall stand at |
our seat OF government, this statue OF a |
distinguished citizen who in his life and ser |
vices combined ali those things and more, |
which challenge admiration in American |
character, loving tenderness in every do |
mestic relation, bravery on the field OF |
battle, fame and distinction in our halls |
OF legislation and the highest honor and |
dignity in the chief magistracy OF the ma.
tion. This stately effigy shall not fail to |
teach every beholder that the source OF |
American greatness is confined to nc, con. !
Giition. nor dependent alone for its growth |
and development upon favorable sur |